Mikhail Tal vs Karen Ashotovich Grigorian

Yerevan · 1986 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Karen Ashotovich Grigorian
Result 1-0
Event Yerevan
Site Yerevan
Date 1986.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3P4/8/3Q4/5k2/8/1q4K1/8 w - - 1 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Bxf6
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Rc1 c6
  9. 9.Bd3 Nd7
  10. 10.O-O dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 e5
  12. 12.h3 exd4
  13. 13.exd4 Nb6
  14. 14.Bb3 Re8
  15. 15.Re1 Bf5
  16. 16.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  17. 17.Qd2 Qd7
  18. 18.Re1 Rd8
  19. 19.Qf4 Nd5
  20. 20.Nxd5 cxd5
  21. 21.Ne5 Bxe5
  22. 22.Qxe5 Be6
  23. 23.Re3 Kf8
  24. 24.Rc3 Rc8
  25. 25.Rxc8+ Qxc8
  26. 26.Kh2 Qc1
  27. 27.Qb8+ Ke7
  28. 28.Qxb7+ Kf6
  29. 29.Qb8 Qxb2
  30. 30.Qe5+ Kg6
  31. 31.f3 Qc1
  32. 32.Bxd5 Bxd5
  33. 33.Qxd5 Qf4+
  34. 34.Kg1 Qe3+
  35. 35.Kf1 f5
  36. 36.Qc4 Kf6
  37. 37.h4 a5
  38. 38.d5 g5
  39. 39.Qc6+ Kg7
  40. 40.Qc7+ Kf6
  41. 41.hxg5+ hxg5
  42. 42.Qxa5 g4
  43. 43.Qd8+ Kg6
  44. 44.Qg8+ Kh5
  45. 45.Qe6 Qd3+
  46. 46.Kf2 Qd2+
  47. 47.Kg3 f4+
  48. 48.Kh2 gxf3
  49. 49.Qh3+ Kg5
  50. 50.Qxf3 Qxa2
  51. 51.Qe4 Qb2
  52. 52.Qe7+ Kg4
  53. 53.Qe6+ Kg5
  54. 54.Qg8+ Kf5
  55. 55.Qh7+ Kg5
  56. 56.d6 Qb8
  57. 57.d7 f3+
  58. 58.Kh3 fxg2
  59. 59.Qg7+ Kh5
  60. 60.Qh7+ Kg5
  61. 61.Qe7+ Kf5
  62. 62.Qf7+ Kg5
  63. 63.Qd5+ Kf4
  64. 64.Kxg2 Qb2+

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